Asavari Ragini [slides]  Blue-skinned maiden sits on a hillock of the Malaya hill luring serpents from the landscape around her. She holds a gold staff in one hand and a snake in the other  British Library 

 - London  British Library 
 - 1 Slide, Col.  ill  35mm. 
 - Johnson Collection from British Library .
<br/><br/> IGNCA slides collection, cross reference, Miniatures in the India Office Library by Toby Falk and Mildred Archer (London 1981) BL-JC 370(11)(J36)11,p.196; Murshidabad, c1760; Johnson Album 36, nos. 1-36; Arranged according to Hanuman's system (see Appendix, p.320); Each picture inscribed on reverse with verses of Harivallabha's Hindi translation of the Sangita-darpana (see Appendix, p. 323); Gouache with gold, within borders of floral design: related designs on reverse; Miniatures and designs on reverse 320 by 215mm (approx.); page 393 by 290mm; Exhibited: British Empire Exhibition, 1924; Heath (1924), no. 39; Published: Randle (1941), 167-69; Ebeling (1973), 207, no. 85; Waldscmidt (1975), 544, no.45; Discussed: Shirreff in MSS.Eur. D500/3; Johnson Album 36, no.11; Reverse: eight European-style ships with stripped flags and sails have Harivallabha's Hindi verses written on the hulls; the Persian identification is written on the sail of a smaller craft in the centre 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Painting-Murshidabad(India)-1760 A.D.<br/>Mogul painting<br/>Ragamala painting<br/>Raga, Asvari<br/>Music-India
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>BL-JC  / 370(11)(J36)11